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11/23 Sveum talks to Bosio re: joining Cubs

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports the Cubs asked permission last week to talk to Chris Bosio about joining the team as the pitching coach. New Cubs manager Dale Sveum and Bosio were teammates on the Brewers from 1986-91, and both coaches on the 2009 staff. Bosio was an advance scout for the Brewers last year and named the Triple-A pitching coach in September. Sveum is interviewing people for his staff, and has told hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo he’d return. The 2012 season will be the last of Jaramillo’s three-year deal.

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